NBA playoff games have mysteriously disappeared from Chinese television. Entertainment programs on Chinese television were suspended last week during a three-day period of mourning for victims of the deadly Sichuan earthquake, including NBA playoff games.

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers held a world record for most halfcourt shots made for about 90 minutes, then Chris Paul broke it. With Stuart Claxton from Guinness World Records monitoring their attempts, players from each All-Star squad attempted to set the record during Saturday's practice.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets game had a distinctly local flavor for NBA fans in China. Among the estimated 100 to 200 million TV viewers in China were more than 400 who packed a Beijing bar at breakfast time Saturday to watch a live televised broadcast of Rockets star Yao Ming against Bucks' rookie Yi Jianlian in the Chinese players' first NBA matchup.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic are coming to China. The NBA teams will face each other in preseason games on Oct. 17 and Oct. 20 in China, giving the country's basketball-crazed fans a chance to see the American game live and in the same time zone.